Jaguar Mark VIII

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Jaguar Mark VIII
Mark VIII
Production period:	1956-1958
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Petrol engines : 3.4 liters (154 kW)
Length:	4991 mm
Width:	1854 mm
Height:	1600 mm
Wheelbase :	3048 mm
Empty weight :	1702 kg
Previous model	Jaguar Mark VII M
successor	Jaguar Mark IX

The Jaguar Mark VIII was a luxury four-door sedan that Jaguar launched in October 1956 as the successor to the Jaguar Mark VII M.

The Jaguar Mark VIII had the six-cylinder in-line engine of its predecessor with 3442 cm³ displacement, but 210 bhp (154 kW). This powered the rear wheels via a four-speed gearbox with center shift. He helped the sedan to a top speed of 180 km / h. An overdrive or a three-speed automatic transmission from BorgWarner was available as an option. The chassis and body were taken over from the predecessor, only with a few changes: The radiator grille was given a wide chrome border, the now slightly curved windshield dispensed with a central bar, and the interior was even more luxurious. By 1958, 6,227 copies were made.

In 1958 the Jaguar Mark IX replaced this model.

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• Schrader, Halwart: Jaguar type compass - passenger cars since 1931, Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart (2001), ISBN 3-613-02106-4
• Stertkamp, ​​Heiner: Jaguar - The complete chronicle from 1922 to today, 2nd edition, Heel-Verlag (2006), ISBN 3-89880-337-6